SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, prescriptions for methylphenidate, a medication used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), have skyrocketed in the first half of this year, nearly matching the total number of patients prescribed the drug in all of 2023. This surge comes amid growing misconceptions about the drug as a [...]
JEJU, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — What happened to Bibong, a male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin that returned to the sea seven months ago? A Korean aquarium is conducting a study to observe how Bibong, the most recent dolphin released into the wild, and his companions are adapting to ocean life while assessing the impacts of [...]
ATLANTA and LONDON, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released findings from its survey Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity, which examined consumer sentiment of retailers’ sustainability practices around their delivery operations. The survey found that only 38% of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — While more than 6 million Koreans have been diagnosed with diabetes, only a few are taking proper steps to prevent complications, a study showed Tuesday. The Korean Diabetes Association reported that there were a total of 6.05 million diabetes patients over 30 years of age in South Korea as [...]
New York, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Boyden, a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 75 offices in over 45 countries, reports on its annual global executive talent research, showing that innovation, human capital and digital transformation are the top growth drivers. With ‘competing for the right talent’ a top driver of [...]
ATLANTA and LONDON, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released the results of a consumer sentiment study of ecommerce home delivery. The study of over 8,000 consumers across ten European and North American countries provides retailers and logistics organizations with critical insights into [...]
Turin, Italy, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Kither Biotech (“Kither” or “the Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for rare respiratory diseases, today announces the publication of a study in Science Translational Medicine describing the mechanism of action of its lead asset, KIT2014, and proof-of-concept data for its use for the treatment of chronic obstructive airway diseases (Sci. Transl. Med., 14 (638), eabl6328. • DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abl6328). [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Maybe another word should be added to the proverb “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. And the word would be “short” or “belligerent” given a study that has examined the correlation between play and growth. Researchers have found that when pigs are offered play tools, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that older and more conservative South Koreans tend to use YouTube as a source of news more than their younger and more liberal counterparts. The Korea Press Foundation on Monday published an analytical report that focused on the local data among those included in the [...]
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic — from working from home to caregiving challenges — has triggered widespread feelings of burnout among employees, leading to retention and productivity challenges for companies. According to The Mind at Work study by Potential Project, resiliency is key to changing the workplace experience and [...]